Denmark in the Eurovision Song Contest 1985

Denmark was represented by Hot Eyes (the name chosen for use at Eurovision by Kirsten & Søren), with the song "Sku' du spørg' fra no'en?", at the 1985 Eurovision Song Contest, which took place on 4 May in Gothenburg, Sweden. "Sku' du spørg' fra no'en?" was chosen as the Danish entry at the Dansk Melodi Grand Prix on 9 March. This was the second consecutive Eurovision appearance for Kirsten & Søren.

Eurovision Song Contest 1985
Country Denmark
National selection
Selection processDansk Melodi Grand Prix 1985
Selection date(s)9 March 1985
Selected entrantHot Eyes
Selected song"Sku' du spørg' fra no'en?"
Selected songwriter(s)
Finals performance
Final result11th, 41 points
Denmark in the Eurovision Song Contest
◄1984 • 1985 • 1986►

Before Eurovision

Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 1985

The DMGP was held at the DR TV studios in Copenhagen, hosted by Jørgen Mylius. Ten songs took part with the winner being decided by voting from five regional juries. Other participants included DMGP institution Tommy Seebach, 1983 Danish representative Gry Johansen, and Lise Haavik (Trax) who would represent Denmark in 1986.[1]

Final – 9 March 1985
Draw Artist Song Songwriter(s) Points Place
1 Anne Lerskov "Længsel" Ralph Levitan, Fini Jaworski 19 8
2 Carsten Lehn "Lady Fantasi" Carsten Lehn, Juliet Lehn 23 7
3 Boulevard "Si' at du ka' li' mig" Poul Dehnhardt, Dennis Dehnhardt, Lennart Johannessen 27 5
4 Tommy Seebach "Det' det jeg altid har sagt" Tommy Seebach, Keld Heick 50 2
5 Trax "Ved du hva' du sku'" John Hatting, Keld Heick 39 3
6 X-Tasy "Sommer rendez-vous" Carsten Lehn, Ivan Pedersen 32 4
7 Hanne Boel, Lisa Dandanell and Tommy Kenter "Piano" Tommy Kenter 7 10
8 J.P. West "En tropisk drøm" J.P. West, Sys Westerlund 12 9
9 Kirsten and Søren "Sku' du spørg' fra no'en?" Søren Bundgaard, Keld Heick 58 1
10 Gry and Vivian "Vi ska' leve" Vivian Johansen 25 6
Detailed Regional Jury Votes
Draw Song
West Jutland
East Jutland
Funen, Lolland-Falster
and Bornholm
Zealand
Capital Region
Total score
1"Længsel"3455219
2"Lady Fantasi"5662423
3"Si' at du ka' li' mig"4538727
4"Det' det jeg altid har sagt"10101012850
5"Ved du hva' du sku'"67881039
6"Sommer rendez-vous"8873632
7"Piano"111137
8"En tropisk drøm"2324112
9"Sku' du spørg' fra no'en?"121212101258
10"Vi ska' leve"7346525

At Eurovision

On the night of the final Hot Eyes performed 4th in the running order, following Cyprus and preceding Spain. The song featured vocal interjections from Søren's 9-year-old daughter, who scampered about the stage while removing clothing accessories from the backing singers and putting them on herself. Although very similar in style to the previous year's "Det' lige det", "Sku' du spørg' fra no'en?" was less successful and at the close of voting had received 41 points, placing Denmark 11th of the 19 entries.[2] The Danish jury awarded its 12 points to contest winners Norway.[3]

Voting

References
  1. ESC National Finals database 1985
  2. "Final of Gothenburg 1985". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 16 April 2021. Retrieved 16 April 2021.
  3. ESC History - Denmark 1985
  4. "Results of the Final of Gothenburg 1985". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 16 April 2021. Retrieved 16 April 2021.
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